The start was spiritually and emotionally very overwhelming - to be at the same site as the beautitudes, the feeding of the 5,000 - awesome. Our morning devotion was there and was on he blessed and salt and light - my favorite.
BTW - and to simplify my updates, I will post all pics at a URL - to be listed later.
I will share notes only through his blog. I will also try to add captions when able.
Our first stop was at Tel Hazor. To appreciate, you need to understand "Tel" which is like an archeological hill or communities or cities built on top of each other. Hazor dates back to Joshua and then Solomon and then Ahab's water supply system. Hazor has 21 cities stacked on top of each other.
Tel Dan was the more interesting and dated back to Abraham and Lot. A nature trail led us to that site and it also had us at he foot of Mt Hermon- which is believed to be the place of the transfiguration.
Tel Dan springs is the largest of 3 streams that feed the Jordan River. And Jor means descending so the Jordan River descends from Dan. The Jordan flows into the Sea of Galilee and that flows into the Dead Sea.
(I will likely add notes these posts as I am reminded of more of the details. Doran, our guide is full of inormationand is hard to keep up with.
We also visited the Temple of Pan - a pagan temple. Human babies and goats were sacrificed there.
Lunch at the Golan Heights and the last stop was a landmark of the 6 day war between Syria and Israel. We were no more than 1/2 mile from Syria.
Pictures Day 3
Matthew 5:3
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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